Demographics near Ogden Dunes, IN

Ogden Dunes Real Estate

Ogden Dunes is located in Indiana. Ogden Dunes, Indiana has a population of 1,115. Ogden Dunes is lessfamily-centric than the surrounding county with 24.69% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 34.19%.

The median household income in Ogden Dunes, Indiana is $100,000. The median household income for the surrounding county is $62,818 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Ogden Dunes is 55.1 years.

Ogden Dunes Weather

The average high temperature in July is 82.6 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 16.8 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 39.5 inches per year, with 35.7 inches of snow per year. No weather information available.

Beautiful beaches, extensive parks, charming towns, relaxing privacy and fascinating history. The town of Ogden Dunes is a small lakeside residential community located in Porter County, Indiana. This beach community is known for its coastal Lake Michigan ambiance nestled within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Nonetheless, Chicagoans and many others are once again calling Dune Country home. Ogden Dunes is located in Portage Township, Indiana. They also are calling it a number of other things: some refer to it as the “Casual Coast”; and the Chicago Tribune even called it the "Hamptons of the Midwest."

Ogden Dunes, once home of a famous ski jump. In 1927, the Grand Beach Ski Club, later the Ogden Dunes Ski Club, bought a piece of land on one of the high dunes in the town. They constructed a 192 feet tall ski jump. The first meet was held on January 22, 1928. For the next four years, meets were held in Ogden Dunes. The longest jump ever reported on this structure was 195 feet. In 1932, the Norwegian Olympic Team of Birger Rund, Hans Beck, and Kaare Wahlberg (gold, silver, and bronze medalists) came to Ogden Dunes to try the tower. During the Great Depression the Ski Club had financial setbacks; combined with little snow, the club looked to sell the tower. In 1935, a ski club in Rockford, Illinois, purchased the tower and moved it that summer.